29+ ‘consequences’ Writing Prompts
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Historic Tale Twisted
Choose a consequential historical event and retell it with a major paradoxical twist.
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Magical Awakening
What if one day you woke up to discover you possess unimaginable magical abilities?
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Jumping Through Time
Imagine you had the power to travel through time: where would you go, who would you meet and why?
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Shadowy Secrets
Write about a character who stumbles upon a room full of secret files with names of people he/she knows.
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Ethics and Technology
Evaluate a technology event from the perspective of environmental, societal and ethical implications.
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Navigating Crossroads
Delve into a time where you stood at a crossroads, struggling to make a crucial life decision.
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Power of a Purple Cow
Write about a day on a farm from the perspective of a farmer who just experienced the birth of a purple calf.
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Political Philosophy Exploration
Identify a political ideology, detail its basics, and examine its application in society.
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Analyzing Impactful Political Events
Choose a significant political event in history and research the immediate and future implications it had on society.
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Parser in Post-Apocalypse
Write a story where a man wakes up from a 300-year sleep only to find himself in a post-apocalyptic world.
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The Powerful Paradigm
Write a speech about a significant paradigm shift in society or a field of study.
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The Secret Lifesaver
Script a film where the antagonist unknowingly saves the life of the protagonist.
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A Fork in the Road
Ponder over a decision you made in the past that significantly influenced your present.
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A Deal with the Supernatural
Your protagonist finds a supernatural entity that grants any wish but with a terrible price.
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The Power of a Symbol
Create a story where the main character designs a symbol that unintentionally becomes a symbol of resistance.
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Stairway to Suspense
Write a story that begins with a character discovering a hidden staircase in their home that they never knew about.
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Across Time and Space
You stumble upon a mysterious artifact that harbors mind-bending power to time-travel. Describe an adventure.
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Sentence of the Cursed Pen
Write a tale where anything the main character writes with a cursed pen comes to life, but invariably with bone-chilling consequences.
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Battle Against Time
Write an application of a character struggling to accomplish a task before a deadline, failure of which could have dire consequences.
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Catastrophic Consequences
Tell a story about a character who makes a seemingly insignificant decision that leads to disastrous results.
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Time Traveler’s Dilemma
Create a story where you find a working time machine, but using it will inevitably have drastic consequences.
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Artificial Intelligence Uprising
Imagine a world where Artificial Intelligence has rebelled against humanity.
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Untangling Family Conflicts
Detail a memorable family conflict and how it was resolved – or how it wasn’t.
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Sacrificial Services
Explore an incident in your family in which one member made a huge sacrifice for the family’s benefit and the consequences that followed.
